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Poultry sector shake-up signals new era for citizen entry

Entry barriers: Citizens have struggled for meaningful handholds in the poultry industry
Entry barriers: Citizens have struggled for meaningful handholds in the poultry industry

Botswana’s poultry industry may be entering a turning point as government moves to dismantle structural barriers that have long limited citizen participation, one of the country’s most commercially viable agricultural sectors. PAULINE DIKUELO writes

Through the revamped Poultry Financial Suite, government through CEDA is positioning the sector not only as a food security priority, but also as a strategic economic empowerment tool aimed at reducing market concentration, increasing competition and creating space for citizen-owned enterprises across the poultry value chain.

The suite, funded by government, through CEDA, is expected to channel close to P1 billion into the poultry value chain.

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